1 Mar 1946
- Wedderburn was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Wedderburn | CPC]
- The Soviet Council of Commissars approved the promotion of Vasiliy Stalin, the son of Joseph Stalin, to the rank of major general; Vyacheslav Molotov personally called Vasiliy Stalin to share the news, but Vasiliy Stalin was too drunk to understand. ww2dbase [Vyacheslav Molotov | CPC]
- Lieutenant Commander Bruce Kroger was made the commanding officer of USS Tabberer, relieving Dean Decoudres. ww2dbase [Tabberer | CPC]
- The United States and China formally ended the Sino-American Special Technical Cooperative Organization (SACO) agreement. ww2dbase [CPC]
- USS Mero arrived at San Francisco Bay, California, United States. ww2dbase [Mero | San Francisco, California | CPC]
- USS Shamrock Bay arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, United States for inactivation work. ww2dbase [Shamrock Bay | Boston, Massachusetts | CPC]
- Private medical practices were allowed at Site X of the Manhattan Project in Tennessee, United States. ww2dbase [Operation Trinity and Manhattan Project | Clinton Engineer Works | Oak Ridge, Tennessee | CPC]
- Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of 6th Army at Presidio of San Francisco, California, United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | San Francisco, California | CPC]
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